Fishing rod butt



1942- c. H. MATSON 2,292,142

FISHING ROD BUTT Filed April 24, 1941 2 Sheets-Sheet l 1942- c. H.MATSON 2,292,142

FISHING ROD BUTT Filed April 24, 1941 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 ea a 2 a? a; 2.75 A 26 92 5a 6 1a 1a 14 2! 6720014125 E. MIZZ'SOn Patented Aug. 4, 1942l UNITED STATES RATENT OFFICE 2 Claims.

This invention relates to a detachable butt for fishing rOds and moreparticularly to a butt formed of pivotally mounted sections or armsadapted to engage a fisherman, one on either side of his body, andequipped with a shoulder harness for supporting th fishing rod butt anda rod connected thereto on the body of the fisherman.

More particularly, it is an aim of the invention to provide anattachment especially adapted for use in surf fishing and in fishing forgame fish which can be used in lieu of holsters and similar means forsupporting a fishing rod.

Still another aim of the invention is to provide an adjustable fishingrod butt wherein the pivoted sections or arms may be adjusted to fit thebody of the user and wherein the harness may also be adjusted relativelyto the fishing rod butt for comfortably supporting the fishing rod andbutt.

Still a further aim of the invention is to pro vide a device of simpleconstruction, capable of being economically manufactured and sold, andwhich may be atttached to any conventional fishing rod.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will hereinafter becomemore fully apparent from the following description of the drawings,which illustrate a preferred embodiment thereof, and wherein- Figure 1is a side elevational view of the attachment assembled and connected toa fishing rod,

Figure 2 is a transverse vertical sectional view taken substantiallyalong the plane of the line 22 of Figure 1,

Figure 3 is a top plane view of the improved fishing rod butt with theharness removed,

Figure 4 is an enlarged fragmentary top plan view of the fishing rodbutt, shown partly in section,

Figure 5 is a longitudinal sectional view partly in elevation, takensubstantially along the plane indicated by the line 5-5 of Figure 4,

Figures 6 and '7 are transverse sectional views taken substantiallyalong the planes indicated by the lines 6-S and 1'! of Figure 4,

Figure 8 is an enlarged fragmentary side elevational view looking towardthe inner side of one of the sections or arms of th butt,

Figure 9 is a top plan view of the same portion, and

Figure 10 is a transverse sectional view taken substantially alon theplane of the lin 18-40 of Figure 8.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, wherein like referencecharacters designate like or corresponding parts throughout thedifferent views, l0 designates generally the invention which includesthe fishing rod butt, designated generally H and the body engagingharness, designated generally l2.

The butt ll includes a substantially U-shaped head l3 comprising top andbottom portions l4 and 15, respectively, and an end portion l6, formingthe forward end of the head l3.

A pair of corresponding socket members I! have corresponding ends l8disposed in the head l3, between the top and bottom portions [4 and I5,and pivotally connected to the head by nut and bolt fastenings 19. Abolt of the nut and bolt fastenings l9 extends through the end ll! ofeach of the socket members ll. The socket members IT project from thehead 13 in a direction away from its forward end It. As best seen inFigure 7, the socket members I! are substantially rectangular in crosssection.

A pair of corresponding arms 20 are each provided with a restricted end2|. The ends 2| are sized to snugly fit into the opposite, rear ends 22of the socket members I! and are secured therein by means of screwfastenings 23. As best seen in Figures 2 and 10, the arms 29 aresubstantially semi-circular in cross section with the fiat sides 24thereof forming the inner, adjacent sides of the pair of arms 20.

The top and bottom portions of the ends l8 of the socket members I! areprovided with transversely disposed alined, arcuately shaped slots 25which are disposed between the ends 22 and the fastenings IS. A threadedbolt 26 extends through each of the pairs of slots 25 and through thetop and bottom portions l4 and I5, respectively. The bolts 26 areloosely mounted in openings 21 in the portions [4 and I5 and in theslots 25, The bolts 26 are provided with wing shaped heads 28, disposedabove and spaced from the top portion l4 and carry lock nuts 29, whichare disposed between the heads 28 and the top 14. A nut and washer 30are mounted on the opposite end of each of the bolts 26 and beneath thebottom l5 for retaining the bolts 26 in position.

A bar 3| is secured in each of the ends I 8 and to the bottom portionthereof, between the slots 25 and the end 22. The bars 3| are disposedtransversely of the tubular members I! and at oblique angles, as seen inFigure 4. The upper sides of the bars 3| are provided with transversenotches 32, for a purpose which will hereinafter become apparent. Alatch bar 33 is disposed in each of the ends I8. Each of the latch bars33 is provided with an opening 34, adjacent one end thereof, for looselyengaging the bolt of the fastening [9, which extends through the end I8in which said bar 33 is disposed. Bars 33, adjacent their opposite ends,are provided with threaded openings 35 for engaging the threads of theshanks of the bolts 26. The opposite ends of the bars 33 are beveled ontheir undersides to provide the portions 36, as best seen in Figure 7,which are adapted to engage the notches 32. As seen in Figure '7, thebars 31 are secured to the bottom portions of the sockets I1 by means ofrivets or other suitable fastenings 38.

Referring to Figures 8, 9 and 10, the arms 20 are provided with recesses39 which open outwardly of their upper portions and their inner sides 24and which are covered by angular plates 40 which are secured to the arms2|] by fastenings 4!. Each of the plates 40 is provided with an opening42 in each of its sides, as best seen in Figure 10, said openings 42forming bar portions 43 in the plate 40. The openings 42 open into therecesses 39 and the bar portions 43 form fixed keeper portions which areadapted to be engaged by conventional spring fastenings 44.

The spring fastenings 44 are connected to a body engaging harness I2,including a pair of shoulder straps 45 to the ends of which thefastenings 44 are connected. The shoulder straps 45, as best seen inFigure 2, are crossed and fastened at 46 adjacent their rear ends. Astrap 41 is also attached to the pair of fastenings 44, which areattached to the rear ends of the straps 45. The strap 41 is adapted tofit across the front of the waist.

A socket member 48 is fastened to and projects forwardly from the frontportion [6 of the head l3, as best seen in Figure 4, and is providedwith a plurality of set screws 49 which engage threaded openings 50 inthe socket 48. A plate is swivelly connected to the inner end of each ofthe set screws 49. The top portion I4 is provided with a reel receivingportion 52, as seen in Figure 6, and .a reel receiving portion 53 whichportions are adapted to engage the base of a conventional fishing reel54. The portion 53, as seen in Figure '7, is arch shaped and is providedwith a set screw 55 for securing the base of the reel 54 to the head [3.

The socket 48 is adapted to receive the inner or buttend of aconventional fishing rod 56, which is secured in the socket 48 byadvancing the set screws 49. 1

From the foregoing it will be apparent that the arms 20 can be adjustedto fit the body of a fisherman, not shown, by retracting the lock nuts29 toward the bolt heads 28 so that the bolts 26 can be turned formoving the latch bars 33 upwardly to release the socket members I! sothat they can be swung relatively to the head l3 to properly adjust thearms 20. The bolts 26 are then turned in the opposite direction to bringthe latch bar 33 back to engagement with the bars 3| for latching thearms 20 in adjusted positions. The harness l2 can be applied with thestraps engaging over the shoulders and with said straps being crossed atthe back of the fisherman and the strap 41 disposed across the waist,after which the fastenings 44 are selectively connected to the bars 43,as illustrated in Figures 1 and 2, so that the harness 12 will snuglyfit across the front of the waist and over the shoulders of thefisherman. It will be obvious that the reel 54 can either be mounted onthe head [3, as previously described, or by conventional mounting means51 on the rod 56, as illustrated in Figure 1. When the invention is thusapplied to a fishing rod and to the body of the fisherman, it will beobvious that the weight of the fishing rod and reel will be supported bythe harness l2 and the arms 20 so that it is unnecessary for thefisherman to support the weight of the rod and reel in his hands.

Various modifications and changes are contemplated and may obviously beresorted to as only a preferred embodiment of the invention has beendisclosed.

I claim as my invention:

1. A fishing rod butt comprising a head member, socket members havingcorresponding ends pivotally mounted in the head member, locking meansassociated with the head member for looking said socket members in aplurality of adjusted positions relatively to one another and to thehead member, arms secured in and projecting from the opposite ends ofthe socket members, said locking means comprising bolts extendingthrough the head and through said socket members for pivotallyconnecting the socket members and head, said socket members beingprovided with arcuately shaped transversely disposed slots, boltsextending through said slots and head and turnably mounted relatively tosaid portions, notched bars fixedly positioned in said socket membersand disposed transversely thereof, and latch bars disposed in saidsocket members and loosely connected to said first mentioned bolts, saidlatch bars having threaded openings for engaging said last mentionedbolts and beveled ends for engaging said notched bars, said lastmentioned bolts being turnable for moving said latch bars toward andaway from the notched bars.

2. An attachment for fishing rods comprising a head member constitutingthe forward end of a fishing rod butt, said head member including twoside members and an end member, said end member providing means againstwhich the end of the fishing rod abuts; arms having their correspondingforward ends pivotally mounted in the head member between said sidemembers, looking means associated with the head member for locking saidarms in a plurality of adjustedpositions relatively to one another andto the head member, said arms forming the rear end of the butt, saidhead member being provided with means projecting in the oppositedirection to said arms for detachably engaging said end of the fishingrod.

CHARLES H. MATSON.

